LEFT BEHIND | Scarlett Johansson x Daughter.

CHAPTER 9 - HERE WE GO AGAIN*

I don't realise how long I've been sitting on this bench for until I suddenly look up and realise I'm surrounded by darkness. 

I look down at my phone and realise it's run out of battery, great. 

I go to walk back the same way I came from but as I reach the opening of the park, I realise I can't remember what way I came from. 

I try to stay calm, it's not like the park was truly far from moms. It was 20 minutes tops, if I pick one way to walk first I should hopefully recognise something on my way and if not I'll turn back and go the other way, if not I'll just die in the park. Simple.

I'm not even shocked that no one has come looking for me, mom isn't even home and Colin probably either didn't hear me say I was leaving and thinks I'm still in my room or he just doesn't care. To be honest, either of them could be true. 

I decide to pull out a cigarette from my pack as I walk. I smoke as I'm walking just thinking about how much I can't wait to go to sleep, I'm 100% sure I'm still a tiny bit high but that's fine, no one will realise. 

As I walk I see a car in the distance coming towards me, I instantly put my head down as I keep my cigarette between my lips. 

It isn't until the car gets closer do I realise they're police, I only get put on edge even more. 

I hear the car stop behind me as I continue walking and part of me even thinks about running, I don't even know why I think that. I'm just getting paranoid, that doesn't help the panic that starts in my chest as I continue smoking. 

"Y/n" I hear my name said behind me and I hesitate. 

Keep walking is all I hear in my head. 

I can hear their steps get closer to me, I keep my head down. 

"JJ!" I lift my head up at that. but I don't stop if anything I try to start walking a little quicker. My cigarette is still pressed between my lips that I'm slightly regretting keeping in my mouth as I feel someone's hand connect with my shoulder and turn me around. 

I stand in complete shock as I make eye contact with a male and female officer in front of me. 

"I can have you charged for assault on a minor if you don't take your hand off my shoulder, officer." I smile smugly towards the man before he chuckles and takes his hand off me.

"Your mom said you could be feisty. She wasn't wrong, kid. Now put that cigarette out and get in the car." The woman speaks up. I stare at her and don't move towards the car. All I do is throw my cigarette onto the floor as I pull out another one and light it up. 

The officers stare at me and all I do is smugly smile back at them again. 

At this point I'm way past the point in caring about anything. 

I watch as the woman takes her phone out of her pocket and puts her phone on loud speaker as it rings. I screw my eyes shut as I hear Scarlett's voice come through the line. 

"Hello, have you found her?" Her tone is hopeful and it makes me actually laugh out loud as if this was a game of hide and seek but really it's just funny how she cares even though she left again for 3 days without a care. 

"Yes, we have her at the park around the corner to your place, but she is refusing to get in our car and bring her home. If you could meet us down here and pick her up that would be perfect"

My mom agrees on the other end of the line as I size up the area around me. I guess I'm feeling a bit mischievous as I try to figure out an escape route. Just as I start to run, the female officer follows me quickly on her heels. It isn't long before she manages to grab me and throw her hand cuffs on me as she says I'm a 'flight risk' I pout at her as I try to say I'm only having a little fun, I can't even tell if she is truly annoyed or actually finds me amusing but either is fine. Once we reach the police car and the other officer, all he does is raise his eyebrows at me and I laugh as I sit down crossed legged onto the sidewalk.

When mom pulls up, I dramatically fall back with a puff of air leaving my mouth. I already know I'm in trouble but I'm not interested one bit. 

Mom says nothing to me as she has a conversation with the officers before her and the female officer comes towards me and she undoes my handcuffs and helps me up before mom grabs my shoulder and walks me towards her car. 

Just before I get in I hear the male officer shout telling me to 'Stay out of trouble' I chuckle as I throw him a thumbs up, only as I do that my cigarettes go flying out of my pocket and hit mom in the leg we both scramble for them at the same time but she manages to get them before I do. She looks at what's in her hand, her eyes then move to mine with her eyebrow perfectly lifted. 

"Busteddd" Is all I manage to get out before she drags me back to the car and tells me to get in. I decide to follow but ONLY because her face is quite scary right now.

The car ride is DEAD silent and I almost feel myself about to beg for mercy and forgiveness but it soon melts away as I see Colin's face on the driveway change from scared and worried to relieved. 

As I get out the car Colin rushes towards me and gets on his knees as his hands hold my cheeks as he checks me over?

Weird. 

I brush his hands off my cheeks with a huff and start towards the front door. Just as I move through the living room towards my room, Scarlett's voice puts a stop to my end destination. 

"Not so fast Y/N, sit down now. And don't bother trying to walk away or argue with me right now!" Her rage is clear in her voice as she makes no room for me to even move, other than sitting down on the love seat that I'm right next to. 

I flop down onto the seat with a huff as mom stares at me with an unimpressed face as Colin hovers behind her with a worried expression on his own. 

I feel my hands slowly move into fists. 

"Why the HELL, would you leave the house without anyone's permission? and to be gone for that long!" I stay silent staring at mom as I can practically see the smoke coming from her head. I don't feel like talking right now, and it's not like she can say anything because she has been gone herself for 3 days!

"And not only that! but for me to show up and you're in HANDCUFFS? Really JJ! I thought I taught you better than this! The cigarettes too where did you even get them?!" Now she is reallyyy mad. Just the same as I am with her 'I taught you better than that'

"Well you didn't teach me anything SCARLETT."

"Where did you get the cigarettes Y/N!"

"Oh fuck my life! I'm DONE with this discussion."

"HEY, have some respect for your mom! I won't stand here while you disrespect her that way!" Colins voice wanders into the discussion. My head turns to him and as soon as he has finished his sentence I can see moms face in the corner of my eye, giving off a 'here we go' expression.

"Don't stand there then? You're literally not involved in this conversation one bit? Who even are you again? Oh that's right the man who my mom fucks, that's all you are to me." I don't even hold myself back, who does this man think he is right now? He isn't my dad, as far as I'm concerned he is nothing to me. I can't even hide my frustration as my nails dig into my fingers, blood slowly drips down my hand. 

Moms head turns back to me after what I've said, her frustration even more shown on her face with what I just said. The silence in the room is deafening. Colin looks as pale as a ghost as he goes to move out of the room. Mom stays observing me but as her eyesight reaches my clenched fists with blood dripping onto the door only then does she soften and move towards me. 

I can't help but look down at myself and see drops of blood on the floor, before mom can even reach me, I'm already out of the room with my own bedroom door slamming behind me.